PT-2020-17886 · Ibm · Ibm Infosphere Information Server

Published 2020-03-10 · Updated 2020-03-10 · CVE-2020-4162

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM InfoSphere Information Server versions 11.5 through 11.7

Description The issue allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI, altering the intended functionality and potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. This is due to a cross-site scripting issue.

Recommendations For IBM InfoSphere Information Server versions 11.5 through 11.7, consider disabling JavaScript execution in the Web UI as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Restrict access to the Web UI to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the Web UI for sensitive operations until the issue is resolved. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-4162

Affected Products

Ibm Infosphere Information Server

References · 5

• https://ibm.com/support/pages/node/5690451 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-4162 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/174342 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4162 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/1441 · Telegram Post